Sounds to me he already knows how you feel and is gearing up to "head you off" before you can voice your concerns.retrieverman wrote: Ironically, my pastor texted me on Thursday wanting me to take him hog hunting, and he will definitely listen to my concerns. No offense to anyone on this board, but he is a yankee from New Jersey (and I do call him this to his face), and he doesn't always understand the "ways" of country folks.
I understand the preacher's concern for our congregation, but the man heading up the "security team" is overstepping his bounderies on this issue.
Churches/Religions are basically a group of like minded people who have an organized way of worshiping. Large churches, like any large body, tend to be run by people who like running things which goes in the direction of a whole ‘nuther train of thought. Mark Twain wrote in “Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.
I read this book as a very young man and this quote has stuck with me in a big way. Maybe it’s just me but ever since, I’ve been very sensitive to how the church I’m a part of is run and when it goes afoul of Biblical principles for any reason and in any area, I raise a stink.“..above all, I was afraid of a united church. For it makes a mighty power, the mightiest conceivable. And when it by and by gets into selfish hands, as it's bound to, it means death to human liberty and paralysis to human thought".
Christ was very specific in how he views weapons and self defense of the individual. Luke 11:21 and Luke 22:35-38 are pretty straightforward examples. One is a parable and one a straight up command that believers need to arm themselves against evil and evil-doers.
I’m sure you’ve already prayed about it. Do what you know is right.